Prefabricated construction system for a timber house

Abstract

A prefabricated, modular assembly for the building of a timber house, including a plurality of rectangular, panel elements. Each panel element has two rectangular panels each having two oppositely located first sides, and two oppositely located second sides. Each panel element is provided with two parallel, solid wood, continuous girders, each being positioned between and connected to the panels on a respective first side. The panels and the girders collectively form a box. One of the girders projects beyond the panels and the other girder is set back upon the panels by a distance corresponding to the girder projection to form a tongue and groove joint. The panels project beyond the ends of the girders at the second sides to form a continuously extending, rectangular receiving groove. The assembly also includes an orientating beam having a rectangular cross section insertable into a respective receiving groove for orientating the respective panel elements to one another. Adjacent panel elements are connected to each other using the tongue and groove joint. The inserted orientating beam abuts against each respective panel and forms a continuous free space with an end of each respective girder for the receiving of supply lines.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A prefabricated construction assembly, comprising: a plurality of box-shaped rectangular panel elements, each panel element having: at least first and second solid, continuous wood girders separated from one another by a distance and being parallel to one another to form two opposite first sides of the respective panel element, and   at least first and second panels connected to said girders and sandwiching said girders therebetween to form two opposite second sides of the respective panel element, said girders and said panels of the respective panel element collectively forming four sides of a box,     wherein two adjacent panel elements are connected together with a tongue-and-groove joint, said tongue-and-groove joint being formed by projecting said first girder from between said panels along one of the first sides, and setting back the second girder within said panels by a corresponding measure along the other of the first sides, and wherein said panels project beyond the ends of said girders at two oppositely located third sides of said panel element to define an upper and a lower end of the respective panel element and form continuous receiving elements extending in a direction from one of the first sides to the other of the first sides, and   a plurality of continuous orienting beams insertable into the respective receiving elements to be parallel thereto for orientating said panel elements in relation to each other at the third sides, said panel elements being placed next to each other and connected to each other by the tongue-and-groove joint, said orienting beams having rectangular cross sections and dimensions which are such that when said orienting beams are inserted into the respective receiving elements, the orienting beams abut against the inner sides of said panels, and form at each of the upper and lower ends at least one continuous free space between said orienting beams and the respective ends of said girders to receive supply lines, and at least at the upper end of said panel elements, the respective ends of said first and second girders form a support for said orienting beam designated for the respective receiving element.   
     
     
       2. Prefabricated construction system according to claim 1, wherein said first girder of one of the adjacent panel elements abuts against said second girder of the other of the adjacent panel elements, said girders abutting against each other being glued together over their entire abutting surfaces. 
     
     
       3. Prefabricated construction system according to claim 2, further comprising tension bars that additionally connect said girders abutting against each other to each other. 
     
     
       4. Prefabricated construction system according to claim 3, wherein said tension bars comprise bar elements that are screwed together. 
     
     
       5. Prefabricated construction system according to claim 4, wherein said bar elements have one end, and a contact surface at the one end. 
     
     
       6. Prefabricated construction system according to claim 3, wherein said tension bars comprise bolts having one end, and wherein said girders abutting against each other have bores with circular profiles in alignment with each other, the one end of the bolt having a contact element affixed thereto, said contact element being positionable into an insertion position in which said contact element abuts against said bolt so that said contact element together with said bolt can be pushed through the aligned bores, said contact element additionally being positionable into a contact position in which said contact element abuts against a corresponding surface of said girder. 
     
     
       7. Prefabricated construction system according to claim 6, wherein said contact element is fastened to said bolt so as to tilt around an axis, said contact element being non-symmetrical relative to the axis such that said contact element, by its weight, is swung from the insertion position into the contact position when said bolt is turned by approximately 180° around its longitudinal axis. 
     
     
       8. Prefabricated construction system according to claim 6, wherein said contact element includes at least one point for digging into said girder when said contact element is in the contact position. 
     
     
       9. Prefabricated construction system according to claim 6, wherein said contact element has one of a U-shaped cross-sectional profile formed by sidewalls, said contact element being pivotable about a swivel axis extending through the sidewalls of the U-shaped profile and, in a side view, approximately a Z-shaped profile with an elongated hole for attachment to said bolt. 
     
     
       10. A prefabricated, modular assembly for the building of a timber house, comprising: (A) a plurality of rectangular, panel elements, including: (1) two rectangular panels each having two oppositely located first sides, and two oppositely located respective upper and lower sides; and   (2) two parallel, solid wood, continuous girders, each being positioned between and connected to said panels on a respective first side, said panels and said girders collectively forming a box, one of said girders projecting beyond the panels and the other girder being set back upon the panels by a distance corresponding to the girder projection to form a tongue and groove joint, the panels projecting beyond an end of each girder at the upper and lower sides to form a respective upper and lower continuously extending, rectangular receiving groove; and     (B) an orientating beam having a rectangular cross section and being insertable into a respective receiving groove for orientating the respective panel elements to one another, whereby adjacent panel elements are connected to each other using said tongue and groove joint, and the inserted orientating beam abuts against each respective panel and forms a continuous free space at at least the upper side with the end of each respective girder for the receiving of supply lines, the ends of said respective girders at at least the upper side forming a support for said orienting beam designated for the upper receiving groove.   
     
     
       11. A prefabricated, modular construction assembly, comprising: a plurality of box-shaped, panel elements placed next to each other and connected to each other using a tongue and groove joint, each panel element being defined by a front and back rectangular face, upper and lower parallel sides, and two additional, oppositely located sides arranged perpendicularly to the upper and lower sides, each panel element comprising; at least two rectangular, spaced apart panels, each forming a respective face of said panel element; and   at least two solid, parallel, continuous wood girders, each being connected to an inside surface of the panels along a respective additional side of said panel element, one of said girders projecting from between said panels along one of the additional sides, and the other of said girders being set back within said panels along the other additional side by a corresponding amount to form the tongue and groove joint, each of said girders having a lower, planar end face located in a region of the lower side and an upper, U-shaped end located in a region of the upper side; said panels projecting beyond both ends of said girders to form continuous upper and lower receiving grooves extending in a longitudinal direction along the respective upper and lower sides; and     continuous orienting beams having rectangular cross-sections, and being insertable into the respective receiving grooves to orient said panel elements relative to each other along the additional sides, said beams being dimensioned to abut against the inner sides of said respective panels, and forming a continuous free space with the respective ends of said girders to receive supply lines, wherein the legs of the U-shaped end of the girders at the upper side form a support for said orienting beam designated for the upper receiving groove.   
     
     
       12. A timber house comprising: a plurality of prefabricated, box-shaped, panel elements placed next to each other and connected to each other, each panel element being defined by a front and back rectangular face, upper and lower parallel sides, and two additional, oppositely located sides arranged perpendicularly to the upper and lower sides, each panel element comprising; at least two rectangular, spaced apart panels, each forming a respective face of said panel element; and   at least two solid, parallel, continuous wood girders, each being connected to an inside surface of the panels along a respective additional side of said panel element, each of said girders having a lower, planar end face located in a region of the lower side and an upper, U-shaped end located in a region of the upper side; said panels projecting beyond both ends of said girders to form continuous upper and lower receiving grooves extending in a longitudinal direction along the respective upper and lower sides; and     continuous orienting beams having rectangular cross-sections, and being insertable into the respective receiving grooves to orient said panel elements relative to each other along the additional sides, said beams being dimensioned to abut against the inner sides of said respective panels, and forming a continuous free space with the respective ends of said girders to receive supply lines, wherein the legs of the U-shaped end of the girders at the upper side form a support for said orienting beam designated for the upper receiving groove.   
     
     
       13. The timber house defined in claim 12, wherein one of said girders projects from between said panels along one of the additional sides, and the other of said girders being set back within said panels along the other additional side by a corresponding amount to form a tongue-and groove joint to connect adjacent panel elements to each other.